Collaborate Disseminate
It’s easy to forget our place in the universe, but planets have been born, lived and died long before Earth even existed. Now astronomers have detected the ruins of ancient planets around two unusual white dwarf stars, including an Earth-like world tha… Continue reading 10-billion-year-old ruins of Earth-like planet found around nearby star
In what’s described as a key advancement for the development of systems to help propel humans into deep space, scientists have demonstrated a method of extracting oxygen from water in microgravity using magnets. The technology shapes as a cost-effectiv… Continue reading Chemistry breakthrough extracts oxygen from water using magnets
Some cells can turn cancerous when they divide, due to chromosomes getting “lost” in the process. In a new study, researchers at the University of Warwick have uncovered what happens to these lost chromosomes and how to recover them, potentially leadin… Continue reading Recovering tangled chromosomes could prevent cells turning cancerous
It’s safe to say that any task which involves going up high is at least somewhat dangerous. The HB1 robot was designed with this fact in mind, as it climbs walls and even scuttles across ceilings so people don’t have to.Continue ReadingCategory: Roboti… Continue reading Wall-climbing HB1 robot could find work in high places
Supernovae usually appear suddenly in the sky, but now astronomers have spotted one in advance. The telltale sign is a star with a “teardrop” shape, as it gets stretched out by the gravitational pull of a companion.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, Scie… Continue reading Teardrop-shaped star is driving another to go supernova
Although an increasing number of countries are switching to sturdier, harder-to-copy polymer banknotes, the things still are being counterfeited. A new technology could help weed those fakes out, by taking their fingerprints.Continue ReadingCategory: G… Continue reading Unique banknote “fingerprints” could be used to spot fakes
It is said that our metabolism slows down as we age, creating the perception that it can be harder to shed excess pounds as we grow older, but a new study has contradicted this school of thought. Researchers examining the results of a weight loss regim… Continue reading Lifestyle changes still prove effective at tackling obesity for over 60s
Satellite-threatening debris in high-Earth orbit is not being tracked closely enough, according to the results of a newly published survey. Probes orbiting in geosynchronous orbit – a region of space roughly 36,000 km (22,370 mi) above our planet’s sur… Continue reading Over 75% of space debris detected in new survey is unknown objects
Whether it occurs in a car, plane, boat or VR environment, motion sickness is no fun. According to new research, though, it’s possible for people to “train their brain” out of the condition, potentially reducing the symptoms by more than half.Continue … Continue reading “Brain training” exercises shown to lessen motion sickness
For the first time, astronomers have used a machine learning algorithm – a form of self-teaching AI – to confirm the existence of exoplanets in data collected by the now-retired Kepler space telescope. The algorithm, which was designed to differentiate… Continue reading Astronomers confirm 50 new exoplanets using machine learning algorithm